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. >> in about an hour, we will go to nebraska as bob kerrey debates deb fischer. it starts like tonight at 8:00 eastern. you can also listen on c-span2 radio or watch live thaat c- span.org. also tonight, mitt romney is get to speak tonight at 9:15 eastern. his comments will be live on c- span2. a look ahead to tomorrow and live coverage of the texas senate debate with republican ted cruz and pa of mr. hutchins. that will be live from dallas on c-span. more campaign 2012 coverage with the senate debate between scott brown and a democratic challenger, elizabeth warren. it is their second of four televised debates. i live now to the university of massachusetts. -- live up now to the university of massachusetts. -- live now to the university of massachusetts. >> moderator of meet the press and welcome to the center of massachusetts co-sponsored by the university and the boston herald. i am joined by the two candidates, miss elizabeth warren and a senator scott brown. welcome to both of you. a thank you for being here. just a note about the rules, basically there are
. >> in about an hour, we will go to nebraska as bob kerrey debates deb fischer. it starts like tonight at 8:00 eastern. you can also listen on c-span2 radio or watch live thaat c- span.org. also tonight, mitt romney is get to speak tonight at 9:15 eastern. his comments will be live on c- span2. a look ahead to tomorrow and live coverage of the texas senate debate with republican ted cruz and pa of mr. hutchins. that will be live from dallas on c-span. more campaign 2012 coverage with the...
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your dysfunction was named by moody's and s&p and bob gates, it they said this was a national security issue. you talk about national security issue. you caused it. sequester is not the issue. the issue is the blame game. i have never been in congress. i will be soon. congress did this and did that. let me tell you something. the constitution says that the congress establishes the budget. for you to stand here and say you did not vote for the sequester when you did, this is not magical thinking. this is a very difficult process. i in trying. -- i am trying. the need to sit down and talk. >> let me have one final question. one issue that has been on the radar screen for 20 years is transportation in virginia. virginia has been called the best date. one of the issues that has arisen recently is that we were down because we were not enough for the transportation industry. is there anything they can be doing to assist virginia in trying to ensure that this infrastructure stays modernize and we do not have the kind of gridlock we are developing? >> the first order of business is the federal
your dysfunction was named by moody's and s&p and bob gates, it they said this was a national security issue. you talk about national security issue. you caused it. sequester is not the issue. the issue is the blame game. i have never been in congress. i will be soon. congress did this and did that. let me tell you something. the constitution says that the congress establishes the budget. for you to stand here and say you did not vote for the sequester when you did, this is not magical...
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tonight we are putting questions to republican deb fisher and democrat bob kerrey. the next two questions will come from the candidates themselves. they will each ask one question of the other. we will begin with senator fisher asking senator kerrey a question. >> mr. kerrey, you talk about cutting spending. you talk about but partisanship. -- bipartisanship. yet when you were in the united states senate, when the welfare reform bill came up, you fought against it. that was a bipartisan bill. it was put forward by president clinton. i liked the ball, the people -- i like the bill, the people from nebraska liked the ball. -- the bill. senator kerrey and joe biden voted for the bill. that was an important piece of legislation. can you explain to us why did you vote against cutting spending? why did you vote against requiring people to work for their welfare check? and why did you vote against that landmark piece of legislation? >> you have 90 seconds. >> first of all, that is several questions. i did not vote against cutting spending. we supported the george bush budg
tonight we are putting questions to republican deb fisher and democrat bob kerrey. the next two questions will come from the candidates themselves. they will each ask one question of the other. we will begin with senator fisher asking senator kerrey a question. >> mr. kerrey, you talk about cutting spending. you talk about but partisanship. -- bipartisanship. yet when you were in the united states senate, when the welfare reform bill came up, you fought against it. that was a bipartisan...
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at 8:00 eastern, deb fisher debates bob kerrey of nebraska. on c-span2, eric cantor faces attorney and former army colonel wayne powell in the race for va's seventh district. the candidate running for illinois's 12th district congressional seat recently took part in a debate. bill enyart, jason plummer, and paula bradshaw are fighting for the seat. the cook political report gives this race a great of a tossup. >> a debate between the candidates for the illinois 12th house district, presented in partnership with -- >> good evening and welcome to the second of three formal debates by the candidates running for congress in illinois, u.s. house district to the candidates are paula bradshaw, the green party candidate. bill enyart, a democrat from belleville. [applause] and then jason plummer, republican candidate from o'fallon. the candidates will be questioned by gary from the southern illinois newspaper. i will be your moderator for tonight. we begin with a two minute opening statement from each of our candidates, the order which was determined b
at 8:00 eastern, deb fisher debates bob kerrey of nebraska. on c-span2, eric cantor faces attorney and former army colonel wayne powell in the race for va's seventh district. the candidate running for illinois's 12th district congressional seat recently took part in a debate. bill enyart, jason plummer, and paula bradshaw are fighting for the seat. the cook political report gives this race a great of a tossup. >> a debate between the candidates for the illinois 12th house district,...